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Dernau

Dernau wine guide: the wine region in Germany, its Spätburgunder, the red wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Germany
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Spätburgunder
Styles
red
3
Signature grapes
1
Producers listed
8
Bottles to find

Dernau is a wine region in Ahr, Germany.

Spätburgunder leads the plantings, with Riesling and Fruhburgunder alongside it.

The ground underneath is greywacke, sandstone and shale.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides, riverside and steep sites.

The region is known for red wine.

Names to look for on a shelf: Weingut Meyer-Näkel.

Soil
GreywackeSandstoneShale
Climate
Continental
Terrain
HillsidesRiversideSteep sites
Styles
red

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Weingut Meyer-Näkel

Bottles to look for.

  • Bertram - Baltes Dernauer Goldkaul Spatburgunder, Ahr, Germany
  • Bertram - Baltes Dernauer Hardtberg Spatburgunder, Ahr, Germany
  • Bertram - Baltes Dernauer Pfarrwingert, Ahr, Germany
  • Bertram - Baltes Dernauer Spatburgunder, Ahr, Germany
  • Dagernova Dernauer Hardtberg Fruhburgunder Trocken, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Dernauer Hardtberg Spatburgunder Grosses Gewachs, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Dernauer Spatburgunder Feinherb, Ahr, Germany
  • Jean Stodden Pink Rose Feinherb, Ahr, Germany

Nearby regions.

Dernau: common questions

01.
What grapes is Dernau known for?
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Spätburgunder is the signature grape of Dernau. Riesling and Fruhburgunder are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Dernau make?
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Dernau produces red wine.
03.
Where is Dernau?
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You will find Dernau in Germany, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Ahr guide.

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